The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), masquerading as the Little Mahoning Watershed, along with CELDF's local sibling organization called East Run Hellbenders Society, petitioned the Third Circuit Court of Appeals asking that all the judges of the court reconsider the CELDF's case that they should represent the Little Mahoning Watershed, a ecosystem, as a "person" under the law in a case attempting to block a legally permitted wastewater injection well from getting built in the township. The judges unanimously rejected the request to rehear the case.

1. UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
No. 15-3770
PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL ENERGY COMPANY, LLC
v.
GRANT TOWNSHIP
*EAST RUN HELLBENDERS SOCIETY INC;
*LITTLE MAHONING WATERSHED,
Appellants
*(Pursuant to Rule 12(a), Fed. R. App. P.)
(W.D. Pa. No. 1-14-cv-00209)
SUR PETITION FOR REHEARING
Present: McKEE, Chief Judge, AMBRO, SMITH, FISHER, CHAGARES, JORDAN,
HARDIMAN, GREENAWAY, JR., VANASKIE, SHWARTZ, KRAUSE, RESTREPO,
and NYGAARD,*
Circuit Judges
The petition for rehearing filed by Appellants in the above-entitled case having
been submitted to the judges who participated in the decision of this Court and to all the
other available circuit judges of the circuit in regular active service, and no judge who
*
Pursuant to Third Circuit I.O.P. 9.5.3, Judge Richard L. Nygaard’s vote is limited to
panel rehearing.
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2. concurred in the decision having asked for rehearing, and a majority of the judges of the
circuit in regular service not having voted for rehearing, the petition for rehearing by the
panel and the Court en banc, is denied.
BY THE COURT,
s/ Richard L. Nygaard
Circuit Judge
Dated: August 22, 2016
CJG/cc: Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin, Esq.
Lisa C. McManus, Esq.
Alana E. Fortna, Esq.
James V. Corbelli, Esq.
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